Istanbul, with a population of 14,968,000 (2019) people is the largest city of Turkey and the 5th most crowded city in the world. The European side of the city is where 64.9% of its inhabitants...
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Istanbul was the last seat of the Islamic Caliphate, from 1517 to 1924, when the Caliphate was broken up and its forces were given over to the Turkish Parliament. The seat of the Patriarch of...
Everyone should know the postal code of the address. Unfortunately, most people neglect this. However, when a postal code is requested from a private company or an official institution, these...
Istanbul Province: Geography, Topography, How to Get In and Around and Neighborhoods
Augusta, Antonina, Nova Roma, Byzantion, Byzantium, Constantinople lastly Istanbul… These energizing names remind the strange and captivating past of the city. Istanbul can be considered as the...
Istanbul During the Ottoman Empire: Magnificent Capital and Ottomans Vanquish Istanbul
History of the Ottoman Empire The city, referred to on the other hand in Ottoman Turkish as Ḳosṭanṭīnīye (قسطنطينيه after the Arabic structure al-Qusṭanṭīniyyah...
Initially worked at the Temple of Karnak, the Obelisk of Theodosius voyaged everywhere throughout the old world before winding up in its present Turkish home. The hieroglyphics-secured tower that...